Wednesday, September 02, 2009

8 Ways Starman Will Beat the Crap Out of You

You know, if this were anyone else, I'd say that sounded almost like... panic.But it can't be panic, because that's Starman. So it must be... DRAMA!

Think again.

We're talking about the Golden Age Starman, the hero who once defended himself against a bear by hitting it with a tiger. Starman doesn't need the gravity rod to beat the crap out of you. He'll do it with whatever objects happen to be lying around. And the more embarrassing they are the better (like Aquaman, Starman knows that it is not enough to merely defeat criminals; you must publically humiliate them).

I picked up the Starman Archive vol. 2 at the con in August. Great stories, and it was refreshing to see Starman tripping on his cape or getting hit in a ridiculous way. He'd recover in the next panel, but the guy really had his troubles going into a fight.